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While the mascots of Democrats and Republicans are well known, you may not be aware of the origins behind them. The Democratic donkey was first used in Andrew Jackson's 1828 presidential campaign.
Cartoonists followed Nast and used the donkey to represent the Democrats and the elephant to represent the Republicans. In many states, the logo of the Democratic Party was a rooster, for instance, in Alabama: Logo of the Alabama Democratic Party, 1904–1966 (left) and 1966–1996 (right) [138] [139]
In 1874, Nast also popularized the contrasting use of an elephant to similarly symbolize the Republican Party. [2] [3] The Republican Party has since used an elephant as part of its official branding. While the donkey is widely-used by Democrats as an unofficial mascot, the party's first official logo—adopted in 2010—is an encircled "D".
Republican Party elephant [79] Democratic Party donkey (although the donkey was associated with the Democrats as early as 1837, Nast popularized the representation [80]) Tammany Hall tiger, a symbol of Boss Tweed's political machine
Florida Democrats have shown the donkey the door and have adopted as a new mascot the Florida panther – an endangered species.. The iconic panther, once reduced to fewer than two dozen in ...
Thomas Nast's January 1870 depiction of the Democratic donkey Thomas Nast's 1874 depiction of the Republican elephant [at left] and the Democratic donkey [at center in the lion's skin). In the 1866 elections, the Radical Republicans won two-thirds majorities in Congress and took control of national affairs.
Democrats must have known changing their party symbol from a docile donkey to a fierce Florida panther would evoke some condescending snickers from the confident conservative Republicans who have ...
Red rose – Democratic Socialists of America; Red, white and blue cockade – Democratic-Republican Party; Star – Democratic Party (used on ballots in New York State) Statue of Liberty – Libertarian Party. Also a national symbol; Sunflower – Green Party; also, Republican presidential candidate Alfred Landon of Kansas in 1936